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Hydrothermal Process
Hydrothermal Process
b)
Presence of interconnected openings in the rock to allow the solutions to
move
c)
d)
FISSURE VEINS-A FISSURE VEIN IS A TABULAR ORE BODY THAT OCCUPIES ONE
OR MORE FISSURES; TWO OF ITS DIMENSIONS ARE MUCH GREATER THAN
THE THIRD. FISSURE VEINS ARE THE MOST WIDESPREAD AND MOST
IMPORTANT CAVITY FILLINGS AND YIELD A GREAT VARIETY OF MINERALS AND
METALS.
PROPYLITIC ALTERATION